After the advent of the calculator that was no longer the case. You could simply punch in the numbers and get the correct answer every time. This was a students dream but from the standpoint of parents and teachers it was a form of cheating that could never advance the student. Whether we liked it or not the calculator was here to stay.

Now let's fast forward to modern times with the internet. No longer are we confined to reading entire books, medical journals or even magazines for information. Just by typing in one word into any search engine we can quickly access thousands of pages worth of information on any particular subject. Would you consider a students bypassing studying for internet browsing for answers cheating?

How would you view a complete essay written by someone other than the student who will get credit for it? Like it or not this is the new calculator for this generation. I'm not going to hide my disdain for the process of custom essay services. However, it is up to you the reader to form your own conclusion. Here is the inside scoop on this growing trend of essay writers for pay.

To be quite honest, I am shocked by what my research has turned up. Not only is the custom essay service booming but it is also dressed up as a legitimate business practice. The only way this could be justified is if it were used as some sort of reference point used to understand the proper format of writing an essay. Aside from that I don't see this service as anything other than a way for a student to buy better grades. Let's take a look at what you can easily get for a few dollars online.

Most of the sites offer you a well researched and documented essay. No need to even read or do any type of studying at all on the part of the student. Simply tell them your education level, the subject matter, your writing style and you're all set. Some even have the audacity to promise a money back guarantee and confidentiality!

It's amazing to me that they can't see the irony in doing plagiarism checks so the customer can be sure that they didn't take the article from somewhere else. Due to the level of competition amongst other custom essay services the price for a fully written essay extremely low.

Let's think about this for just a moment. Would you go to a doctor who got through college by paying someone else to do their work? What's next, a custom grading service for teachers? Just pay someone and they will grade the students work for them?

This is no different than a baseball player who uses steroids to hit more home runs. No matter what you want to call it and how you dress it up, it's nothing more than a new way to cheat. My suggestion to teachers is to have students write their essays in class while they are present. This won't stop the process of custom essay services but it may be a way to force the student to study on their own.